(opening of a) wound; cut
to dash (water, etc.; on someone or something); to throw (on); to pour (over)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to make sense; to be meaningful
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
about the same; about equal to; close match
consumption; expenditure; spending
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
war situation; progress of a battle
flour; meal; powder; heroin
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
conscious; deliberate; intentional
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
blow; shock; strike; batting
innumerable; countless; numberless
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
root; source; origin; cause
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to stop walking; to pause
lightning strike; lightning bolt
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)